{"681112":{"#nid":"681112","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Improvements to Campus Chilled Water System Continue During Spring Break","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Saturday, March 15, a planned outage for the campus chilled water distribution system will allow the current resiliency improvement project to test installations, continue with upgrades, and tie in the recently announced Curran Street Residence Hall. This spring break time frame leverages lower occupancy in campus buildings. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe appreciate the understanding and support from the campus community during this planned outage as we continue the work to improve our systems and build resiliency for the future.\u0022 said Greg Spiro, executive director for Infrastructure. \u0022While we have completed repairs associated with the chilled water failure that occurred in July, the work at Harrison Square is ongoing to address utility systems affected during the repair work in addition to the renovation needs of the D.M. Smith building.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe chilled water distribution system provides cool air to campus buildings and helps ensure the appropriate indoor temperatures for data centers to operate successfully, research labs to perform optimally, and the campus community to study, research, and work comfortably.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA similar planned outage occurred during winter break. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will again monitor the project and provide updates as needed. Each building\u2019s Continuity of Operations Plan will be on file with OEM, as these plans ensure that each building has an individual who knows what to do if problems arise. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInformation regarding this outage plan has been shared with campus building managers, and discussions with campus stakeholders have been ongoing since February.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EMarch 15 \u2013 March 21 affected buildings:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKlaus Advanced Computing Building\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECherry Emerson Building\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EMarch 17 \u2013 18 affected buildings:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEighth Street Apartments\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWoodruff North and South residence halls\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile not expected, this work may require a West Campus outage for one day \u2014 Monday, March 17. If such an event occurs, the following buildings would experience a disruption of service:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWest Campus residence halls (see full list \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/projects\/chilled-water\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWest Village Dining\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJ. Allen Couch Building\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPaper Tricentennial Building\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech Police Department Building\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShould this occur, stakeholders will be notified via email by the Office of Emergency Management.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the map and building list \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/projects\/chilled-water\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFurther improvements to the system will occur during this campus low-occupancy period.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Further improvements to the system will occur during this campus low-occupancy period."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2025-03-11 22:22:55","changed_gmt":"2025-03-12 20:36:58","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676536":{"id":"676536","type":"image","title":"Chilled Water Construction","body":"\u003Cp\u003EChilled water construction workers at Harrison Square\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1741811598","gmt_created":"2025-03-12 20:33:18","changed":"1741811660","gmt_changed":"2025-03-12 20:34:20","alt":"Chilled water construction workers at Harrison Square","file":{"fid":"260338","name":"ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/12\/ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/12\/ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5691805,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/12\/ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg?itok=g-vUy2VO"}}},"media_ids":["676536"],"related_files":{"260338":{"fid":null,"name":"Chilled Water Construction","file_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/12\/ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg","file_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/12\/ChilledWaterConstruction.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5691805,"description":"\u003Cp\u003EChilled water construction workers at Harrison Square\u003C\/p\u003E"}},"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"194097","name":"IS News"},{"id":"192925","name":"Chilled Water project"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications | Infrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}